Leigh River (Victoria)
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"Leigh River" redirects here. For similarly-named rivers, see River Lee (disambiguation).
The Leigh River (or Waywatcurtan in the Wathaurong Aboriginal language) is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria.
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Leigh | |
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Etymology | Aboriginal Wathaurong: Waywatcurtan;[1][2] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
Region | Central Highlands |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Mercer |
• location | Cambrian Hill |
• coordinates | 37°37′48″S 143°49′54″E |
• elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
Source confluence | Yarrowee River |
Mouth | Barwon River |
• location | near Inverleigh |
• coordinates | 38°06′31″S 144°03′48″E |
• elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Length | 61 km (38 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Corangamite catchment |
Tributaries | |
• left | Wilson Creek (Victoria), Williamson Creek, Cargerie Creek |
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